Aug 26, 2021 · Amy Thornton and her maternal grandparents planted a tree in Halifaxs Public Gardens to honour her parents, murdered in October 1998. – Contributed photo. Paul Thorntons sister was attending classes at Mount Saint Vincent …

Aug 27, 2021 · A close friend of the Blandford couple murdered by their son nearly 23 years ago fears Paul Mathew Edward Thornton could kill again. The Nova Scotia killer in his early 40s won day parole almost a year ago and a recent decision extending that shows Thornton has since found full-time employment, a place to volunteer, and developed a romantic ...

Oct 26, 2023 · Paul Thornton, who murdered his parents in Blandford in October of 1998, has found a job and romance, according to a recent parole board decision. – File Police would refer to the offences as involving considerable planning, preceded by homicidal ideation and absence of …

Mar 20, 2023 · The judge who sentenced Thornton to life in prison on two counts of first-degree murder in the fall of 1999 set his parole eligibility at 25 years. Paul Thornton, who murdered his parents in Blandford in October of 1998, has been granted another six months of day parole, according to a recent parole board decision. – File

Oct 8, 2021 · A Nova Scotia man who murdered his parents remains free on day parole, but Paul Thornton will likely never be able to explain why he gunned them down. Paul Mathew Edward Thornton, in his early 40s, is serving a life sentence for killing his parents, Phillip and Ann, in their Blandford home in 1998.

May 19, 2020 · In 1998, Paul Matthew Thornton murdered his parents Philip and Ann Thornton in Blandford NS. An act, he clearly premeditated and deliberated on while obtaining a rifle and practicing at the gun range in secret. He pretended to attend trade school and by all viewpoints, was a model son.

Nov 18, 2016 · Paul Thornton shot to death his parents, Phillip and Anne Thornton, in their home in 1998 and is serving a life sentence for first-degree murder. The Parole Board of Canada recently granted...

Oct 14, 1998 · Their 20-year-old son Paul has been charged with both murders and is reportedly being held in the psychiatric wing of a hospital in nearby Halifax. Relatives of the couple, originally from north-east England, have flown to Canada to comfort their daughter Amy, aged 19, and were expected to be at yesterday's joint service.

Aug 1, 2019 · Manchester - Dorothy M. "Dotty" Thornton, 67, passed away at her residence Tuesday, July 30, 2019. She was the loving wife of Paul E. Thornton. Dorothy was a member of York Alliance Church. It...

Oct 7, 2021 · A Nova Scotia man who murdered his parents remains free on day parole, but Paul Thornton will likely never be able to explain why he gunned them down. Paul Mathew Edward Thornton, in his early 40s, is serving a life sentence for killing his parents, Phillip and Ann, in their Blandford home in 1998.